Integrity Technology
Penspen Integrity has a focus on technology gained through industry funded research. Our achievements include “The Pipeline Defect Assessment Manual” and the development of an International Standard Pipeline Data Model.
Penspen Integrity People and Support
We have 50 dedicated staff with a wide variety of backgrounds including operations, fieldwork and assessment. We have offices in London, Newcastle, Aberdeen, Ciudad del Carmen and Abu Dhabi. In addition to this we can obtain support from 400 Penspen staff in 13 international locations with experience of routing, design, construction, commissioning and economics, and from GreyStar our pipeline operating company.
Engineering Services in Support of Pipeline Integrity
Penspen Integrity and Penspen Limited can provide an engineering solution, when pipelines need to be validated but are not suitable for intelligent pigging, either by their design or following operational repairs. This may involve design, procurement and construction management of modifications to the pipeline to allow the pipeline assessment integrity process to proceed.
Modifications such as the replacement of unpiggable bends or tees will be permanent but there are options for permanent or temporary modifications for pig traps and launch and receive piping, which can be optimised to suit the operator's long-term objectives.
Penspen is experienced in optimising a cost-effective solution for the necessary repairs; sectional or total replacement depending on the results of the integrity study and in accordance with the action plan for remedial work. Penspen will prepare techno-economic studies for remedial works and route, environmental, feasibility and cost-benefit studies for pipeline replacement, if necessary.
Penspen will engineer, design, procure and project manage the remedial works in a campaign designed to suit the particular conditions. Where necessary, Penspen will undertake construction work to provide a single contractual responsibility to the operator.